The Great Bear: A Thematic Anthology of Oral Poetry in the Finno-Ugrian Languages

by Senni Timonen, Lauri Honko, Michael Branch

Over a period of fifteen years, the authors of this beautiful volume have collected and translated 450 orally transmitted poems, songs, charms, prayers, and laments from Finno-Ugrian languages such as Finnish, Estonian, and Lapp. Presented in both English and the original languages, these works offer unique insights into the worldview and lives of pre-literate peoples in various stages of cultural and social development. The poems reveal the beliefs,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195210921
• ISBN13: 9780195210927
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 4.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.6" x 9.5"